Invest West Financial/Pacifica Hotels announced Nov. 7 the sale of Best Western Plus Lighthouse Hotel in Pacifica to a foreign buyer for an undisclosed amount.

Pacifica Hotels is the largest owner and operator of independent boutique hotels along California’s coast with 24 properties.

“Pacifica Hotels continues to refine its portfolio of coastal properties by evaluating our assets, acquiring key properties, making strategic sales, and reinvesting in and renovating our current hotels,” said Pacifica’s President Matt Marquis.

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